Category: true crime
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Book Review: The JFK Conspiracy by Brad Meltzer & Josh Mensch
While at first glance the title of the book sounds like your run-of-the-mill ‘whodunit’ in the John F. Kennedy series, The Kennedy Conspiracy is actually about a lesser-known assassination attempt that took place before President Kennedy’s inauguration…
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Book Review: The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
Though this book has caught my eye in bookstores, I went into it somewhat blindly. I knew it involved H.H. Holmes, but I didn’t anticipate everything else it included…
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Book Review: The Waltham Murders by Susan Clare Zalkind
This book immediately caught my eye around its release. I have a faint memory of the Waltham murders having grown up in Massachusetts. I was fairly young at the time, so the details are murky and most of what I remember are general comments made by family members. Now as an adult, I was curious…
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Book Review: The Day Kennedy Was Shot by Jim Bishop
I’ve read a number of books discussing the assassination of John F. Kennedy over the years and this book has been mentioned in a number of them. I was eager to begin given the date of publication. Unfortunately, it didn’t take long to realize it was going to be a long 700+ pages…
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Book Review: Waco by Jeff Guinn
The psychology behind cults fascinates me to no end. I was moderately familiar with the Waco incident but I never could have imagined its lengthy history…
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Book Review: The Five by Hallie Rubenhold
Behind Jack the Ripper is the lives of his victims. Given the illusiveness of this particular killer, the women he slayed tend to be swept aside. This book gives them a voice…
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Book Review: In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
Before reading, I paid minimal attention to what this book was about. I was halfway through before I realized this is in the true crime genre and not a crime novel. I jumped right into it…
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Book Review: End of Days by James L. Swanson
I didn’t intentionally read this book so close to the anniversary of JFK’s assassination, but in doing so, the story hit deeper given the way it’s written…
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Top 5: Books that discuss the JFK assassination
I’ve been wanting to do a Top 5 post for a while now. With the 59th anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s death coming up on November 22nd, I thought this would be a good place to start. Books like this make for some of my favorite non-fiction reads…
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Book Review: I Saw The Devil’s Face by Teresa Giglio
I don’t think I’ve ever read a more personal account of trauma before, at least not this on this level. Teresa Giglio’s writing style is personal, making it feel like a rapport between author and reader has already been established…